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Author Asquith, Paul, 1948- author.

Title Lessons in corporate finance : a case studies approach to financial tools, financial policies, and valuation / Paul Asquith, Lawrence A. Weiss
Published Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 478 pages)
Series Wiley finance series
Wiley finance series.
Contents Determining a firm's financial health (PIPES-A) -- Pro forma forecasts (PIPES-B) -- The impact of seasonality on a firm's funding (PIPES-C) -- Why financing matters (Massey Ferguson) -- An introduction to capital structure theory -- Capital structure decisions (Marriott Corporation and Gary Wilson) -- Investment decisions (Marriott Corporation and Gary Wilson) -- Financial policy decisions (AT & T: before and after the 1984 divestiture) -- The impact of operating strategy on corporate finance policy (MCI) -- Dividend policy (Apple Inc.) -- A continuation of capital structure theory -- The time value of money: discounting and net present values -- Valuation and cash flows (Sungreen A) -- Valuation (Sungreen B) -- Valuation nuances -- Leveraged buyouts and private equity financing (Congoleum) -- Mergers and acquistions: strategic issues (The Dollar Stores) -- Valuing an acquisition: free cash flows to the firm (The Dollar Stores) -- Understanding free cash flows (The Dollar Stores) -- Mergers and acquisitions: execution (The Dollar Store)
Summary Corporate finance is a complex field composed of a broad variety of sub-disciplines, each involving a specific skill set and nuanced body of knowledge. This text is designed to give you an intuitive understanding of the fundamentals to provide a solid foundation for more advanced study
"Lessons in Corporate Finance explains the fundamentals of the field in an intuitive way, using a unique Socratic question and answer approach. Written by award-winning professors at M.I.T. and Tufts, this book draws on years of research and teaching to deliver a truly interactive learning experience. Each case study is designed to facilitate class discussion, based on a series of increasingly detailed questions and answers that reinforce conceptual insights with numerical examples. Complete coverage of all areas of corporate finance includes capital structure and financing needs along with project and company valuation, with specific guidance on vital topics such as ratios and pro formas, dividends, debt maturity, asymmetric information, and more. Corporate finance is a complex field composed of a broad variety of sub-disciplines, each involving a specific skill set and nuanced body of knowledge. This text is designed to give you an intuitive understanding of the fundamentals to provide a solid foundation for more advanced study"--Publisher's website
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-467) and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 7, 2016)
Subject Corporations -- Finance.
Valuation.
Corporations -- Finance -- Case studies
Evaluation.
appraisals (financial records)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
Evaluation
Valuation
Corporations -- Finance
Finanzmanagement
Corporate Finance
Rechnungswesen
Investitionsrechnung
Finanzierungsrechnung
Finanzierung
Genre/Form Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Form Electronic book
Author Weiss, Lawrence A. (Lawrence Alan), author.
LC no. 2016440953
ISBN 9781119207429
1119207428
9781119228899
1119228891
9781119207436
1119207436